Type Private coeducational Grades Nursery-12 Colour(s) Blue, Red, and White Phone +504 2239-4886 Motto Excellence for All Founded 1946 | Established 1946 Enrollment 1,168 Address Tegucigalpa, Honduras Mascot Eagles Number of students 1,129 Faculty 101 | |
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The American School of Tegucigalpa (or AST; Spanish: Escuela Americana de Tegucigalpa) is a private, coeducational international school located in the neighborhood of Lomas de Guijarro, in Tegucigalpa.
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AST is accredited by the Honduran Ministry of Education, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and the International Baccalaureate Organization. The Honduran Ministry of Education grants the national degree of Bachillerato to students who comply with additional credits and ear 160 hours of community service. Students who attend this school are usually the sons or daughters of diplomats, political leaders or high status families in Honduras.
Sports
The American School of Tegucigalpa participates in both the AASCA (Association of American Schools of Central America) and ABSH (Association of Bilingual Schools of Honduras) tournaments. AST is recognized among the top competitors in every sport of the competitions: soccer, basketball and volleyball. AST has won 33 AASCA championships among the three sports.
AST's campus includes four FIBA approved basketball courts, four professional volleyball courts and one 90m x 68m artificial turf soccer field. These facilities allows the school to host the AASCA and ABSH tournaments consistently.